Report: NFL favors blood tests for HGH

On the heels of a revelation that a professional rugby player in Britain has tested positive for Human Growth Hormone (HGH), the NFL has proposed blood testing its players for HGH, the Washington Post reports.
The NFL currently has HGH on its list of banned substances, but does not test for it.“Our position is that HGH blood-testing has advanced to the point where we are taking steps to incorporate it into our program,” said Greg Aiello, the NFL’s senior vice president of public relations.
The NFL Players Association reportedly opposes the initiative on the grounds that its players should not have to be subject to blood testing.“At this point, there’s no reason to believe that blood-testing for NFL players will or should be implemented,” said George Atallah, the union’s assistant executive director of external affairs. “We should instead focus on preserving the drug-testing policy that we have in place.”

On the heels of a revelation that a professional rugby player in Britain has tested positive for Human Growth Hormone (HGH), the NFL has proposed blood testing its players for HGH, the Washington Post reports.
The NFL currently has HGH on its list of banned substances, but does not test for it.“Our position is that HGH blood-testing has advanced to the point where we are taking steps to incorporate it into our program,” said Greg Aiello, the NFL’s senior vice president of public relations.
The NFL Players Association reportedly opposes the initiative on the grounds that its players should not have to be subject to blood testing.“At this point, there’s no reason to believe that blood-testing for NFL players will or should be implemented,” said George Atallah, the union’s assistant executive director of external affairs. “We should instead focus on preserving the drug-testing policy that we have in place.”